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    I tried unzipping a bunch of my files zip and rar with 7Zip, there were several files that got protected with passwords Since I couldn't remember the passwords for those, I canceled the operation so that I could go and check for the password for those files. But to my surprise, the moment I hit cancel, the total number of the compressed files got decreased and Windows Defender warning showed up saying "Windows Defender Antivirus found threats. Show Details". I clicked on the notification but couldn't see anything under Protection History.Didn't realise what was going on so I continued with w

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